Winners of the ICIMOD Competition ‘Media Reports on Climate Change in the Himalayas’ (17 February 2010)
/EIN Presswire/ The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) is pleased to announce the results of the competition for journalists for articles with a theme related to climate change in the Himalayas. The competition was organised by ICIMOD from 24 September to 15 December 2009. The aim was to capture published media reports and to encourage journalists to write on mountain, and especially Himalayan issues. The competition was open to written articles and reports first published in a printed or online publication between 01 August and 07 December 2009 (the start of ‘COP 15’ in Copenhagen). The judging criteria were based on composition, content, originality, and overall effectiveness in conveying the message.
International Category
Winner: Anjali Derryn Nayar
Country: Canada
Title: When the ice melts
Published in Nature Journal on 22 October 2009
Link to PDF: http://www.icimod.org/resource.php?id=306
Original article link:
http://www.nature.com/news/2009/091021/full/4611042a.html?s=news_rss
Runner Up: Laurie Anne MacGregor
Country: United Kingdom
Title: Moderelvenes død – Death of a Mother River
Published in Folkevett magazine on 26 October 2009
Link to Word: http://www.icimod.org/resource.php?id=314
Original article link:
http://www.folkevett.no/index.php?option=com_rokdownloads&view=file&Itemid=200&id=56:folkevett-nr
Regional Category
Winner: Farrukh Ahmed Chishtie
Country: Pakistan
Title: Glacier flooding: A renewed Threat
Published in Subh-e-Nau on 5 November 2009
Link to PDF: http://www.icimod.org/resource.php?id=315
Runner Up: Ramesh Prasad Bhushal
Country: Nepal
Title: Cash on forest to fight climate change and earn foreign exchange
Published in The Himalayan Times on 17 September 2009
Link to PDF: http://www.icimod.org/resource.php?id=310
Original article link:
http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/rssReference.php?headline=Cash+in+on+forests+to+fight+climate+change+and+earn+foreign+exchange&NewsID=33941
Outstanding Regional Young Journalist Award
Winner: Smriti Felicitas Mallapaty
Country: Nepal
Title: Glaciers take the heat
Published in Himal Southasian, October-November Issue 2009
Link to Word: http://www.icimod.org/resource.php?id=311
Original article link:
http://www.himalmag.com/Glaciers-take-the-heat_nw3573.html
Special Mentions
Special Mention: Mahfujur Rahman
Country: Bangladesh
Title: Climate change impact on extended Hindu Kush Himalayan Region
Published in The Daily Star on 7 November 2009
Link: http://www.icimod.org/resource.php?id=312
Original article link:
http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=112963
Special Mention: Joydeep Gupta
Country: India
Title: From a receding glacier, an SOS to the world
Published in Indo-Asian News Service on 22 September 2009
Link to Word: http://www.icimod.org/resource.php?id=313
Original article link:
http://www.aol.in/news-story/from-a-receding-glacier-an-sos-to-the-world/596992
Congratulations to all the winners!
